Very warm/friendly greeting which is always great. Our room was neat, tidy with all the amenities you'd expect. The location nice and was quiet - slept so well.. Although we had everything we needed, I got the feeling that our hosts would've gone out of their way to assist as/when needed. Wouldn't change a thing. More

We couldn't fault this fantastic motel. It was meticulously clean, had a good TV (with a good selection of free videos), and the owner went out of her way to make us feel welcome. Even gave us ice and lemons for our Gins and Tonic. More

On our extended tour of New Zealand we decided to visit Karamea - just about the last point North on the West Coast. The journey up was long, especially Karamea Bluff, not for the faint hearted especially in the rain! We had booked ahead and arrived at the River Motel early afternoon and were pleasantly surprised as Karamea itself is... More

My friend and I spent one night at this motel (or motels, as they call it) and found it to be very nice. The rooms are huge and practically new. We got a bathroom, kitchen, bedroom, living room, and carport for $145 a night. We were given the obligatory pitcher of milk by the nice woman at the office so... More